Valve-spring-compressing device



I. E. RITTER VALVE SPRING CQMPRESSING DEVICE Filed July 20, 1927 Dec. 18, 1928.

IN VENT OR Ira Edmund Riflcr 1 :72- By i A TTORNE Y3 I 1 parallel arms'6 terminating at their-outer ends into nwardly pro ecting spaced spring fingers adaaspring 41.

Patented Dec. 18,1928. if f or removal i LR ferring to-the drawing, l represents a.

' Eifsttapmride an im aire ii s compressing device firs facilitating placing of Springs of internalcombustion engine valves.- Q f Second, to providea device for this purpose. which is of general adaptabilitweasyto,

operate and simple and economical in struc-v ture. a r 1' Objects relatingto detailsgand economies of construction and Operation of my invention will appear from the detailed description to follow. p

The inventionis defined and the claims. 5 A structure which is a ment of my invention is illustrated :in, the

pointed out in accompanying drawing, forming a. part of" this application, in which:

1 is a side view of my improved v spring compressor. 7 v V Fig.2 a vertical section .on line 2 -2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is afragmentary side view with the. devlce in engagement with a valve spring, the V V -ing as a holder forthespr ng.

spring retaining pin being omitted from the In the drawing similar reference charac -i ters refer 'tosimilar parts-throughout the several views. v

1 portion offthe wall of an internal"combustion englne, 2 a valve and Sits stem, 4 a spring,

the stem having a hole to" receive a retaining pin 5'. These parts 'areconventionally illus- .trated. v g 7 My improved valve compressing dev ce comprises. afyoke-like body member having I provide a bifurcated'thrust member coinprising acrosshead 1Ov which is slidably engageable with the arms 6 offthe body member, the legs 1110's the thrust member having lout-turned; feet .12 at the lower "ends of its of the body member.

' 7 arms, recessed to slidably engage ,thearm's 6' diagonally. opposedprojecting lugs '13" which engage the arms, the'lugs '14 for med'gby re preferred embodi-- horizontal section online-l-iof Q s'- avian-1k iientof lugs "permits-the F The thrustmember is actuated 'by-meansof i the eccentricg'15 which is provided with a also gigg y thrust member being formed as'afi-unit and 69 .7 v rea-dily engaged or disengaged, the; arms being sprung'to engage or disengage them.

of the'pinztherethrough and so'that when the V eccentric-is actuated, it may be thrown past the -cent'er,thereby retaining it in its actuated positions.

ii p g'com ressin d i is very simple in operatiomthe valve pin being fully accessible when thespring is compressed,a s is illustrated in Fig. 3. The spring may be removed and replaced,.the device act- Having thus describedmy invention,what .I claim as new and desire to securebyLee tersPatent, is: 1. A valve spring compressing device comprisinga yoke-like bodyjhaving parallel." arms with opposed'iinwardly projecting". 4

spaced spring engagingfingers'at their outer ends, the cross member of said body being longitudinally slotted, a bifurcated" thrust member provided witha cross member slidably engagingthe arms of'lthe body, the legs ofsaid thrust'member terminatingin outwardly-projecting spring engagingfeet; slidably engaging the arms of said body, anda-n I eccentric pivotally mounted in the said slot;

tocoactwith said cross member and provided with a handle and with a plurality of-spaced e lecti vely engaged to vary the throw of said Q eccentric; the outerof said holes benig elonpivot holes with which the pivot may be segated facilitating the engagement ofthe'pivot thrown by the center. i

therewith and permitting the eccentrichtobe I legs of said thrust member terminating in outwardly projecting spring engaging feet slidably engaging the arms of said body, and an eccentric pivotally mounted in the said slot to coact with said thrust member.

' 3. Avalve sprin compressing devic egcomprising a yoke-like body having parallel arms with opposed inwardly pro eeting spaced spring engaging fingers at their outer ends, the cross member of said bod being longr tudinally slotted, a bifurcate thrust member provided with a cross member slidably eiwa projecting spring engaging feet slidably engaging the arms of said body, andan eccentric pivotally mounted in the said slot to 00- act with said cross member and rovided with a handle and with a plurality c spaced pivot holes with which the pivot may be selectively engaged to vary the throw of saideccentric.

In witness ,whereof I have hereunto set my hand. i

v IR'A EDMUND BITTER; 

